Modern Arabic fiction: A study of the Iraqi writer Lutfiya al-Dulaymi

Authors

  • Amalia Mokrushina St. Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu13.2017.405

Abstract

The article provides a brief overview of the status of women’ s literature in modern Iraq. The author pays attention to the biography and analysis of the literary works of the famous modern Iraqi woman-writer Lutfiya al-Dulaymi, who currently lives in Jordan. Lutfiya al-Dulaymi offers the reader new and relevant topics. Thanks to her works we get an opportunity to look at modern Iraq through the eyes of a woman.

Keywords:

Arabic literature, Iraqi literature, modern literature, woman-writers, Iraqi woman-writer

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Published

2017-12-15

How to Cite

Mokrushina, A. (2017). Modern Arabic fiction: A study of the Iraqi writer Lutfiya al-Dulaymi. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 9(4), 397–402. https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu13.2017.405

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Literary studies